Governing the galleys : jurisdiction, justice, and trade in the squadrons of the hispanic monarchy (sixteenth-seventeenth centuries) /

"The study of galleys is no longer confined to the history of events, navigation, or tactics. The classic paradigm has gradually been transformed: essentially descriptive- of types of ships and their components, or of the number and composition of their crews- it also served nationalist ends. T...

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Main Author: Lomas Cortés, Manuel (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Lopez-Morillas, Consuelo (Translator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020.
Series:Mediterranean reconfigurations; vol. 1
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"The study of galleys is no longer confined to the history of events, navigation, or tactics. The classic paradigm has gradually been transformed: essentially descriptive- of types of ships and their components, or of the number and composition of their crews- it also served nationalist ends. The affirmation of an epic, glorious past could legitimate a nation's identity and its role in building the political, legal, and cultural reality of the modern- day Mediterranean"--
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004413290
9004413294